Animal motor works makes high power solid fuel rocket motors- do I finally have an accessory that will give me that performance boost I've always wanted??
(http://www.animalmotorworks.com/images/scan9.jpg%5Bimg%5D)
Stick one of these babies under the GS's tail, pull in the clutch and let 'er rip! Over 1000lbs thrust for almost 4 seconds- can anyone do the maths for the top speed of a wet GS500? Now to get that C.A.R. license...
Where do you get those? :thumb: :cheers:
how much, and I'll take 10!!! lol
Put me down for a couple to try out! :thumb:
Just don't install them backwards! :laugh:
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on January 15, 2006, 06:17:46 PM
Just don't install them backwards! :laugh:
...or mix two.
I wonder how far one would throw 160lbs, though...
Makes me want to build a jet pack out of them. 4 seconds of flying followed by 4 seconds of free fall followed by a week in the hospital with cute nurses.
Hmm, a personal JATO tube eh?
seen footage of some of those Sportsman rocket launches. they get serious about thier hobby man.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on January 15, 2006, 06:31:52 PM
Makes me want to build a jet pack out of them. 4 seconds of flying followed by 4 seconds of free fall followed by a week in the hospital with cute nurses.
Hey Alpha, Thankz for the idea! I have been lacking in the women department...
But with my luck, I'd be taken care of by "Big Lucy" :laugh:
yeh but Big Lucy is beautiful on the inside... and thats all that really matters.
rofl wtf? Big Lucy ate my pudding last time..
Quote from: that_guy on January 15, 2006, 08:07:15 PM
rofl wtf? Big Lucy ate my pudding last time..
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Big Lucy is still better than Big Larry.
The real men set them up in series, then you can go zoooooom for more then just a tiny 4 seconds. :D
I'm seriously considering this, just for a blast :laugh: and to get it on camera, not the 1000lb one ($800 a pop) but maybe a 200 to start... any engineering minds out there with suggestions for mounting/operation? Gonna need some good welds and get the geometry bang on, maybe a steering stabilizer as well. Some sorta heat protection too so I dont leave a trail of melted rubber/flesh. oh yeah and one of those kevlar jock straps...
I can just see getting the GS up to 80 MPH in the flats and hitting that thing...
FLIP, crash, flip, crash, flip, crash, flip, crash, flip, sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiide...
You strap that thing on wrong and you're looking for a world of hurt.
Gah, what are you guys thinking. This is totally the wrong idea. It is supose to make things fly!
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/redyRthgiN/dbruiser01.jpg)
BIG :o :o
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Tall!
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/redyRthgiN/dscn0824.jpg)
something!
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Not me.. look here.
http://www.employees.org/~fty/hpr/hpr.html
Here is a good video of a rocket launch. Check out the size of the launch pole after they recover it compaired to the people.. :laugh: http://www.animalmotorworks.com/movie/Kellee.mpeg
^too cool!
This thread can only end with somebody getting hurt :laugh:
So does that mean that you could strap them to your back & use them as a rocket pack ?
^it'd be better than the water-bottle jet-pack.
Quote from: bubba zanetti on January 17, 2006, 05:47:42 PMSo does that mean that you could strap them to your back & use them as a rocket pack ?
Only if you wanted to burn yourself... A lot.
OK let's assume 375lb bike and 200lb rider,
1000 lbs of thrust div. by 575lbs mass times 32ft/s2 = 55.6ft/s2
If you started at 0 ft/s, in 4 seconds you would reach 55.6 x 4 ft/s = 222.4 ft/s = 151mph
Neglecting air resistance of course.
0 to 60 in 1.6s Dayum!!!
You might want to tie your hands to the handlebars!
I would love to see video of this! I can just imagine the trail of smoke going down the highway!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Yeah, I'm going to add this (or a variation of it) to my list of "things to do one day sooner or later". Seriously.
if anybody is actually planning on doing this..seriously dont.... if you are welding this on and dont do a good job theres a high chance it will rip off your bike and into your back...and if u do get it welded on tightly you have to keep in mind bikes are shorttt (lengthwise) and extremely top heavy. if u weld it half a degree off perfectly straight, you're toast. on top of that u'd probably need to weld your forks or something into place or get the worlds best steering dampner.
and it would be pretty hard keeping your bike from pulling a wheelie and flipping or lifting off from behind and flipping...seriously don't do this...send it in to mythbusters
My original post was of course meant as fantasy. There is no safe way to work with that much thrust in such a small period of time and in such a small package unless you are half a mile away behind a plexiglass blast shield. These large rocket motors required extensive certification from rocketry associations before they can be purchased and are considered a high-type explosive. Dream on...
Quote from: Monkie on January 19, 2006, 12:01:12 AMseriously don't do this...send it in to mythbusters
+1 I'd love to see it, just not with a real person. Seeing Buster get smashed is always fun.
kinda like turning a GS into a turbo Busa...
Quote from: that_guy on January 19, 2006, 12:22:32 PM
kinda like turning a GS into a turbo Busa...
More like 5 or 6 busa's all strapped together ... :icon_mrgreen:
Skip the solid rocket and go with a nitrous alcohol rocket ... you can turn it on and off when needed.
(http://www.xcor.com/gallerydata/50lb/50lb_fire.jpg)
http://www.houston-imports.com/users/that_guy/bike/UpOnOne_Fast_Bastard.wmv
need a visualization of the end result?
must right click save as...
i guess I should mention that this is a vid of a rocket propelled bike..
Oooo more examples of rocket power ... this is fun :icon_mrgreen:
236 kph on a rocket powered mountain bike. I have gone 80kph on a mountain bike (down a mountain) and I wouldn't recommend any faster than that. I can't imagine 236.
http://www.jokaroo.com/extremevideos/rocketbike.html
I saw this guy on discovery channel; he built his daughter a CO2 powered bike too (30mph top speed).
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/f5dec714c2648010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html